Fire screen

ca. 1909

Not on view

The Belgian architect, designer, and retailer Gustave Serrurier-Bovy was an important proponent of the Art Nouveau style, which spread across Europe beginning about 1890, with roots in England and offshoots in Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy. Serrurier-Bovy’s interpretation of the linear, sinuous, and vegetal Art Nouveau is a less sculptural and somewhat plainer version, which subtly shows off the handcraftsmanship of the furniture.

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Title: Fire screen
Artist: Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (Belgian, Liège 1858–1910 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1909
Medium: Iron, copper alloy
Dimensions: 40 1/8 × 39 13/16 × 14 in. (101.9 × 101.1 × 35.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Purchase, Jacqueline Fowler Gift, 2010
Object Number: 2010.123
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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